as in summarizing
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
please recap the highlights of the game for me
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Recent Examples of recapping
The long shots Three months after FIFA selected Kansas City as a host city, Dietrich sent an email to his team with Sporting KC, recapping a meeting they’d had the previous day.
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Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Leo's Tow actively tries to locate family members on their Facebook page and hosts podcasts recapping their weeks returning vehicles.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
As season 4 of The Traitors continues, Mariano and his fellow Traitors season 3 alum Bob the Drag Queen are recapping each episode on The Traitors Official Podcast.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Cline previously hinted at a haircut in a January 5 post recapping her best 2025 memories.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
This year’s telecast will contain an additional hour and a half, recapping the soundtrack of the year, representing more than 925 million total monthly Spotify listeners and 102 billion streams across over 90 songs.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
Young said it all when recapping that first touchdown connection between the two of them.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
Burr said in recapping the outrage.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
After capturing the podium trophy, Williams posted a video on Instagram recapping the memorable race weekend, where the sticker made its appearance on the silverware.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Leo's Tow actively tries to locate family members on their Facebook page and hosts podcasts recapping their weeks returning vehicles.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
As season 4 of The Traitors continues, Mariano and his fellow Traitors season 3 alum Bob the Drag Queen are recapping each episode on The Traitors Official Podcast.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Cline previously hinted at a haircut in a January 5 post recapping her best 2025 memories.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
This year’s telecast will contain an additional hour and a half, recapping the soundtrack of the year, representing more than 925 million total monthly Spotify listeners and 102 billion streams across over 90 songs.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
Young said it all when recapping that first touchdown connection between the two of them.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
Burr said in recapping the outrage.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
After capturing the podium trophy, Williams posted a video on Instagram recapping the memorable race weekend, where the sticker made its appearance on the silverware.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapping
Verb
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Goldberg said, summarizing why her name appears alongside Behar's in the documents.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Our clinicians spend a lot of time digging through electronic data, summarizing it and making decisions.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Much of that material is now unavailable, along with catastrophe models used to develop rates, and emails outlining regulators’ objections to how rates were developed.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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In an interview with CBS News Texas, West said Plano has delivered a letter of intent outlining its offer, even as the Stars continue negotiating with Dallas on a plan that could keep the team at American Airlines Center beyond its 2031 lease expiration.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Recapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapping. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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